苏州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练(5)(答案及解析)

苏州市 2014 高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（5） （答案及解析）阅读理解 A Words：344 难度系数：★★★ 建议用时：8 分钟 On May 23,1989，Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad，New Mexico.She hadn’t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks.Stefania was in a research program，and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏)．In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave,30 feet in depth. During her time in the cave，Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice.Her living place had been very comfortable，but there had been nothing to tell her the time.She’d had no clocks or watches，no television or radio.There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21 ℃. The results were very interesting.Stefania had been in the cave for over four months， she thought but she had been there for only two.Her body clock had changed.She hadn’t kept to a 24?hour day，she had stayed awake for 20- hours and then had slept for 10 hours.She had eaten fewer meals and had 25 lost 171bs in weight as a result! She had also become rather depressed (抑郁)． How had she spent her time in the cave? As part of the experiment she’d done some physical and mental tests.She’d recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer.This computer had been specially programmed for the project.Whenever she was free，she’d played cards，read books and listened to music.She’d also learned French from tapes. The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature.For example，the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep.However，people are affected in different ways.Some people wake up naturally at 5∶00 a．m.，but others don’t start to wake up till 9∶00 or 10∶00 a．m..This af fects the whole daily rhythm.As a result，the early risers are at their best in the late morning.The late risers，on the oth er hand，are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening! 【解题导语】 一位名叫 Stefania Follini 的女士参加了一个研究项目。她在一个深 30 英尺的 洞穴里生活了 130 天，终日不见阳光，也没有计时工具。这项研究发现人体的生理节奏与光 线和温度有关。 1．Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because ________. A．she was asked to do research on mice B．she wanted to experience loneliness C．she was the subject of a study D．she needed to record her life 解析：选 C。细节理解题。根据文章的第一段内容可知 Stefania Follini 作为研究对象参与了一

Christmas was just a week away and I had five people left to shop for but only three dollars. “Let’s set a price limit on our gifts this year，” I suggested to my best friend Joanie. “That’s a good idea，” Joanie agreed.“How about something over five dollars？” “How about sixty cents？” I felt like the biggest cheapskate in the world. “I guess this is where I’m supposed to say it’s not the gift but the thought that counts，” Joanie

smiled. It is almost impossible to buy anything under sixty cents，so it was really going to have to be very small gifts with very big thoughts. Finally，Christmas Day arrived.I gave my mother a candle with a note that said，“You are the brightest light in my life.” She almost cried when she read the note. I gave my brother a wooden ruler.On the back of it I had painted，“No brother in the world could measure up to you.” He gave me a bag of sugar and wrote on it，“You’re my sweet sister.” For Joanie，I painted a pair of shoes with a note that said，“No one could ever fill your shoes.”She thanked me and said I always tickled (使??高兴) her and made her laugh. To my other two friends， gave Annie a paper fan and a note on it， I “I’m your biggest fan.” I gave Helen a calculator that cost one dollar and I painted a message on the back， “You can always count on me.” My mother knows she is the most important person in my life.My brother thinks I’m sweet.Joanie thinks I’m funny and make her laugh，which is important because her dad moved away last year and she misses him and is sad sometimes... 【解题导语】 作者通过描述自己在圣诞节给亲人和朋友送礼物的故事说明礼物贵在心意。 5．When Christmas neared，the author worried that she ________. A．had few friends to give her gifts B．had little money to buy gifts for others C．didn’t know what gifts her friends would like D．didn’t have enough time to go shopping 解析：选 B。细节理解题。根据第一段可知，作者担心在圣诞节来临之际没有太多钱为亲人和 朋友购买礼物。 6．The underlined word “cheapskate” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to a person who ________. A．is the poorest in the world B．buys the cheapest skateboards C．spends as little money as possible D．buys the cheapest things in the world 解析：选 C。词义猜测题。根据第二、三、四段可知，作者建议最好的朋友 Joanie 限定礼物的 价位，Joanie 提议 5 美元以上，而作者则提出 60 美分，由此可以看出，作者感觉自己像世界 上最吝啬的人。cheapskate 意为“吝啬鬼，守财奴”。 7．The girl gave her mother a c andle because it stands for ________. A．the girl’s own life B．her mother’s life C．the girl’s role in her mother’s life

D． the mother’s role in the girl’s life 解析：选 D。推理判断题。根据作者随蜡烛附上的小纸条上的话和最后一段第一句可知，作者 送蜡烛给妈妈，是因为她在自己生活中的角色就像蜡烛一样。 8．What can we learn from the passage? A．It is an art to choose gifts. B．It is the thought not the gift that matters. C．How to choose cheap gifts. D．Giving gifts improves friendships. 解析：选 B。主旨大意题。作者在圣诞节前用仅有的一点钱给亲人和朋友购买了特殊的礼物， 该故事反映了礼物不在于贵重而在于它所体现的情感。文章第五段中的“it’s not the gift but the thought that counts”也点明了主题。

Springtime in Paris Departures: May 5, 12, 19 and June 9 4 days for $129 per person Paris in the Springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer everyone and with prices at just $129. It's great value too. Your break begins with executive coach (长途公共汽车) transfer (中转) from regional (各地的) pick- points and travel to Paris is via crossup channel ferry (渡船), arriving at your hotel in the evening. The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private facilities in all rooms: satellite TV, radio, telephone and alarm clock. It has a bar and a restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to explore Paris with ease. The following day, after continental breakfast (included), the coach takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will see the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, L'Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you will ever have heard of.You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends midafternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure. In the evening there is a‘Paris By Night’ tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights. Day three takes you to Montmartre, perhaps the most picturesque quarter of Paris and home of the Sacre Coeur and the Moulin Rouge. In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps a pleasure voyage on the River Seine, wander around the picturesque gardens or look through among the antique shops (古玩店). In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city, the splendid Patin. On the final day it's back to the UK via channel ferry. Included in the price of $129 per person： *Return executive coach travel to Paris; *Return ferry crossings； *Three nights accommodation in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facil ities；

*Continental breakfast during your stay； *Guided sightseeing tour of “Paris By Day” and “Paris By Night”； *Visit to Chateau of Versailles(admission not included)； *Tour on Montmartre； *Services of an experienced bilingual tour guide at all times. 1. This advertisement is mainly________. A．to tell tourists the route to Paris B．to show the price of traveling to Paris C．to introduce the city of Paris D．to attract tourists to Paris 2. During the stay in Paris, the tourists will________. A．have a free time of half day B．have a “Paris By Night” on the first evening C．have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together D．live in a hotel two miles away from Paris 3. The underlined word “quarter” is used in the text to refer to ________. A．a period of time B．district C．fourth part D．exhibition 4. After paying $129，the tourists will have to pay ________ in Paris. A．the continental breakfasts B．tour on Montmartre C．admission ticket to Chateau of Versailles D．services of a bilingual tour guide 5. We learn from the text that________. A．the tourists can telephone in Ibis without paying B．the tourists will spend the night in Paradis Latin on the third day C．Palace of Versailles is not in the center of Paris D．it will take you a long time to get to Montmartre from Paris **************************************************************结束[来源:学科网 ZXXK] [来源:学科网]

Today, there’s hardly an aspect of our life that isn’t being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via / through electronic mail．“If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas．And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza．”[来源:学科网]

Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies

in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers． Nothing like it has been seen since the beg inning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year．“We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity．” You would be hard pressed to name something that isn’t available on the Internet．Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets． even after you’ve moved on to your final resting place, there’s no reason those you love And can’t keep in touch．A company called FinalThoughts．com offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”． Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable （能预测的） future．Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a st udy by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation．Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet．Most kids use computers to play games （some for 30 hours or more a week）, and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left． What’s clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back．“The Internet is just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum．“The last 80% is happening now．” 10．What can we learn from the Microsoft’s remark? A．Today’s cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced． B．Information technology is developing at an amazing speed C．Information technology has reached the point where improvement is diffi cult． D．There’s more competition in information technology industry than in car industry． 11．According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that___． A．it saves companies huge amounts of money B．it speeds up profit making] C．it brings people incredible convenience

D．it provides easy access to information 12．The author gives the example of FinalThoughts．c om to make the point that____． A．there are some genius ideas on the Internet B．almost anything is available on the Internet C．people can find good bargains on the Internet D．some websites provide novel services to increase hits 13．What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? A．There is a link between income and computer ownership． B．Many American children don’t put computers to good use． C．Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls． D．The U．S．will stay ahead in the information technology in years． 14．Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph? A．Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him． B．Think nothin g of it．It was my pleasure． C．He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar． D．He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment． 15．What is the message the author intends to convey? A．The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day． B．The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly． C．We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings． D．Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age．